Turn print data into credible environmental intelligence.

Measure the impact of every job and your wider operations, respond faster to customer requests and identify practical reduction opportunities – using accurate, activity-based data built for print.

Trusted by commercial printers, print groups, direct mail specialists, signage businesses and global brands.

Print businesses need better environmental data

Customers, procurement teams and regulators increasingly expect credible, job-specific evidence. Yet every print specification combines different substrates, inks, processes, finishing, volumes, waste and distribution routes – making consistent carbon calculations difficult to produce manually.

CarbonQuota replaces estimates, generic averages and fragmented spreadsheets with defensible environmental intelligence that connects product, operational and supply-chain data.

Respond faster

Provide consistent carbon data at quote stage and answer customer requests without rebuilding calculations for every job.

Make better decisions

Compare specifications and identify hotspots across paper, production, energy, waste, transport and end-of-life.

Compete with confidence

Use transparent, evidence-backed data to strengthen tenders, customer reporting and carefully substantiated environmental claims.

Environmental intelligence at every level.

Product environmental footprints

Calculate job-level footprints using activity-based lifecycle data. Compare materials and specifications, support lower-impact choices and provide credible customer evidence.

Operational environmental footprints

Establish a credible Scope 1, 2 and 3 baseline across sites and operations, identify emissions hotspots and track reduction progress over time.

Integrated environmental calculations

Connect CarbonQuota with your MIS or ERP to calculate product footprints from existing job specifications – reducing manual work and delivering consistent outputs at scale.

Making job-level carbon calculations faster and scalable

Acorn Web Offset wanted to provide carbon information on every estimate without adding another manual task. CarbonQuota was integrated with its CAI Technique MIS, using existing job specifications to generate product-specific carbon footprints within the estimating workflow.

The integration gives Acorn a fast, consistent way to answer customer requests and place credible carbon data at the front of commercial conversations.

The results

Instant carbon assessments generated within the existing workflow

Manual calculation tasks removed, with no additional training required

Product-specific data available to support estimates and customer discussions

“It’s removed manual tasks and lets us deliver instant carbon assessments, backed by a leading carbon provider. We wanted Acorn Web to be first to market, giving us another competitive edge. Customer feedback has been fantastic.”

Mark Roberts, Managing Director, Acorn Web Offset Ltd

Print expertise meets robust environmental data

CarbonQuota combines specialist print knowledge, robust environmental methodology and scalable technology. Calculations reflect how print is specified and produced, from materials and manufacturing to distribution and end-of-life.

  • Activity-based rather than generic spend-based calculations
  • Job-level, operational and supply-chain environmental intelligence
  • Cradle-to-grave coverage across materials, production, transport and end-of-life
  • Cloud, API and MIS/ERP integration options
  • Transparent outputs supported by traceable data and recognised methodology

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FAQs

What does a print product footprint include?

A cradle-to-grave footprint can cover raw materials, production, transport, distribution and end-of-life. The exact boundary and assumptions are documented with the result.

Can CarbonQuota calculate the footprint of individual print jobs?

Yes. CarbonQuota uses job specifications and activity-based data to calculate product-specific footprints, either through the platform or an MIS/ERP integration.

How can printers reduce the impact of a job?

CarbonQuota helps compare variables such as substrates, production processes, energy, waste, transport and end-of-life so teams can focus on the most material opportunities.

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Turn print data into commercial advantage

Give customers credible job-level carbon information, understand your operational impact and build a practical route to reduction.

We’ll help you identify the right starting point based on your workflows, data and customer requirements.